Fred Leech Explained

Fred Leech
Birth Date:5 December 1923
Birth Place:Stalybridge, England
Death Date:December
Death Place:Tameside, England
Position:Centre forward
Clubs1:Hurst
Years2:1945–1947
Clubs2:Bradford City
Caps2:7
Goals2:2
Totalcaps:7
Totalgoals:2

Fred Leech (5 December 1923 – December 2001) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Stalybridge, Leech played for Hurst and Bradford City.[1] During his time with Bradford City he made seven appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals.[2]

He also played for Range Boilers and Manchester City. He signed for Mossley from Goslings, playing six games and scoring twice in 1946–47 season before going on to play for Stockport County, Accrington Stanley, Crewe Alexandra and Hyde United.[3]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Frost, p. 400
  2. Frost, p. 384
  3. Web site: Complete A-Z of Mossley Players. Mossley Web. 24 November 2019. 5 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065806/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZL.htm. dead.